Day 6: Trouble finishing meals, yet also dizzy/lightheaded

[BooksNCats]

Greetings!

I'm on Day 6 of my first Whole30.  I love the program so far, but I'm running into a bit of difficulty with portion sizes.  I'm following the 7-day meal plan exactly as laid out in the Whole30 book, but during individual meals I find that I'm having difficulty eating everything on my plate.  I'm eating a little bit of everything, but I find that I feel uncomfortably full about halfway through most meals and can't finish.  Example: last night I made ground beef + tomato sauce + spaghetti squash, and I was able to eat about 3oz of the ground beef (less than half of the serving size recommended in the book), 1c of the tomato sauce (1/2 the book's serving size), and I finished the entire serving of spaghetti squash (1/2 of a squash) but I really had to force myself to eat the whole squash serving.  

Going into meals, I feel hungry, and the food is appetizing, so it's not a loss-of-appetite issue, I just can't make it through all the food on the plate.  This would be fine (leftovers!), except that I feel absolutely ravenous about 2 hours after each meal.  Like "inhale everything in sight" ravenous, and I feel lightheaded and dizzy to boot.  

So, although I've been cooking according to the book's 7-day plan, what actually happens in practice is I make it halfway thru each meal and feel uncomfortably stuffed, then about 2 hours later I feel lightheaded and dizzy, so I gorge myself on the remaining 1/2.  Repeat at next meal.  

Can I expect this to even out as I get used to the program?  Just keep powering through, and try to eat a little more at each meal?  Prior to beginning the Whole30 I "ate like a bird" so to speak, with lots of tiny meals throughout the day interspersed with honey-sweetened cups of tea, so I'm guessing I have some adjusting to do.

Thank you!  I am noticing positive changes already (mainly, that I've regained about 3-4 hours in each day because I'm sleeping through the night, waking up early, and don't need naps midday), so I'm really excited to see what the future may bring!

[Karen_Suep]

Are you incorporating additional fat in each meal. Fat adds to satiety. Also, keep trying to finish your meal. Like eat around the plate (a little fat a little protein...) and then keep trying to eat it the next time you're able. Eventually a template meal will seem to be the right size. 

[ShannonM816]

You'll probably notice you're able to eat more at each meal over time. If you've been eating small amounts at a time, it'll just take time for your stomach to adjust to having a larger volume of food at once. 

[BooksNCats]

Thanks guys - I'll keep at it!  I like the suggestion to add more fats, too - that's always been an area I've under-eaten in, so I think I just need to get used to adding the recommended amounts of fats, rather than the splash here and there that I'm used to.